Just seen this ad, and it seems to have been around for a while.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/165513.htm

Any ideas, or anyone been to see it?

Location? Lack of leather? Colour? Who knows - have you enquired about it?

This is my first enquiry

But I have emailed the seller asking for more detail on history, and other work carried out.

I would like leather, but am I right in thinking the leather interiors can be bought and installed?

Yep, CarlT quite often has them. They are fairly easy to fit as well.

John

How much do they cost?

Yes, from carlt for around £300 fitted (or eBay and then find a kind fccuker to fit if you are hopeless like me )

I meant have you called the owner to enquire given that "it seems to have been around for a while - that is what people often do when they see a car advertised

(stop editing your posts )

There's a phone number call, not all people use the net every day.

Oh and please can you stop PM'ing me about cars, you wouldn't buy one of mine and i wouldn't sell you one so give it a break please.

Riiiiight!

Someone get out of the wrong side of bed this year!?

Would you sell me a leather interior, or don't I know enough about Coupes for that either?

If you ask me for a black leather trim yes, but you wouldnt would you it would go something like this.

Have you got leather, i want black leather, oh i want tan leather, oh i want black 6 speed leather, oh ill have plus leather, do you have LE leather, ok just standard black leather, any airbag recaros, any LE seats, how much are they all, do you have better standard leather, how much for tan with carpet, any grey trim, how about cream trim, Jimo's trim was nice can you get me that, how about a custom trim, any low mileage trim.

Ill have standard leather please in black, ive decided.

Following day, sod it ill stick with the cloth i have!!!

Give it a sodding break!

LOL

So stop pm'ing me, or ill get really fcccuked off, no more pm's understand.

Your not ready to buy your just wasting people's time, driving cars your not remotely interested in. Like going to see Damiens, 48hrs ago you didnt want an N/a you drove one, too slow, so why waste his time.

Not that it's got anything to do with you, but Damien has read the same posts as you, and knows what I thought of that car.

He says he is willing for me to see his car despite this.

Why do you spend you time answering my public posts and not my PM's?

Why the fcccuk do i want to reply to your stupid pm's.

The fcccuk do you want to reply to my stupid forum posts?

To make sure you take note of posts like the following.

Understood.

Why didn't you buy one of carl's Barry?,after all he knows these cars inside and out

He wouldn't sell you a wrong one.

Cheers

Back to the original topic.

I just spoke to Kevin (the owner of the Coupe) He is going to email me with more details about the work the car has had done and when (Date + Mileage).

Seems too cheap to be any good though, right?

Probably the same reason he wont buy yours, neither of us accept chocolate buttons as payment.

If i was in your position,i think i would pass on that particular one.

Also ask him,if the clutch has been done?,if not budget 450-500 squids on top of purchase price.

No, seems about right for that age, mileage, condition and with no leather...maybe he just needs a quickish sale.

I doubt there is a coupe on the planet that is perfect, both mechanically and cosmetically...you'll need to accept that money will pass through your hands to keep a coupe on the road at the standard you will probably expect...need to budget a minimum of £500 per year IMO. All of the big jobs, belts, clutch, manifold, turbo each cost that amount to sort With a budget of £3k, you'll find that some will need doing sooner or later

Hey, steady on Carl, I've got the money.

You all have to bare in mind that I hadn't even sat in a Coupe until last Saturday, so I had no idea what I was looking for. So I have been trying to get as much info about the various cars available, unfortunately I seem to have annoyed some of the more senior forum members in the process.

See my sig, for the full explanation!

Is that because you would like me to buy yours

Don't worry, by the sounds of it, it will go on Friday.

If you were genuinely after one for starters you would know your budget, no one serious considers 50k le's at 6.5k and shiiters at 2k do they? You would know what you want to spend.

Your criteria is:
A coupe
Any colour
Any spec
Any model
Under 80k today
Upto 120k yesterday
Under 80k tomorrow.
Any Price, 2k-7k

You've got issues.

Please stop responding to this thread.

It doesn't matter if it has not been done, as it may not need doing. As I mentioned, the more complicated replacements on a 20vt especially are costly...n/a are cheaper to maintain (no turbo, manifolds do not tend to go, wishbones seem to last longer, tyres are £60 fitted rathat than £80 odd and last longer). However, things like brakes, belts, clutches etc still need doing and cost more than on a Fiesta

Thanks Vickers.

Why aren't all longer standing forum members as nice as you?

It's because I'm not a bloke

LOL we don't all bite!!!!

actually coupe_jay was going to look at this coupe, don't know why he didn't.
maybe pm him (down carlt, down boy!!) and see if he knows more.

Has no leather for me,don't like the colour,but hey everybody's different

Good to know.

Porto driving blokes are nicer, it's official.

personally i don't know what the big deal is about getting one with leather as it's an easy upgrade later if you can get one with cloth for a bargain price.
mine has got cloth and yes it would be nice to have leather but i went for cloth with aircon as it is easier to fit seats than aircon.
food for thought

Because they are closely in touch with their feminine side

Because you dont piss them off with pm's asking questions about every car, cars your clearly not interested in. And when i tell ya to stop pm'ing me you carry on!

Carl - Tyler might be one to add to your ignore list? Stress is not healthy

I really haven't done anything to deserve that.

Honestly, I could post up our PM's and I think you would agree.

I'm not saying anything negative about you, but carl has obviously got riled...maybe just leave him in peace unless you need to buy a part for definite say

Good idea.

I think you need to step back and decide on what your looking for, your budget, colour, whether you want aircon etc.

A 20v, a Std 20vt and a genuine 300bhp 20vt are wildly different in the performance stakes, not to mention upkeep.

Read the buyers guides. Ask a local forum member to take you out in one, (although you dont say where you are?)

If you find one that you are genuinely interested in, once you have seen/driven it, then ask a forum member to go and help you. We are all a friendly bunch, Carlt included, but you have to remember Carlt is a busy man and probably gets about 50-100+ pm's a day from people asking about parts, cars etc.

Vicksters post was for Carl's benefit not yours, dont start having a go at her as well!!

Nobody knows why that car is cheap, you will just have to ring up with (remember the buyers guide) ask a few questions and go along and take a look. Ask someone on here if they will come along (maybe not Carl though )

Its pretty easy, get it HPI'd, see if it has a service history, do the panels match, what is the condition of the interior etc. It may be a bargain, it may be a shed. Best go along and take a look because then at least you will have something to compare the others to. Check what has been changed and then decide if the price is right.

changing the seats is the least of your worries.

Thanks Shippy.

I am very close to deciding which type I want and can afford.

I am hoping to see Damiens 20V soon, although I have a feeling it wont give me the performance I am after, I think, if I am going to by a 20V it will be his one.

If not it will be a 20VT.

Budget is up to £3.5k for the right car, and I live in Shrewsbury, but currently travel the country for work.

I realise that, and did not mean for my comment to come across as having a go at Vickers, she's ace!

i think you maybe need to drive both the 20v and the 20vt to make the decision then try and see some of the colours in the flesh to help you decide.
i like dark red metallic myself, very nice up close

Yes, Carl is a victim of his own success.Straightforward, helpful guy who knows his stuff and can be trusted. Not surprisingly, he gets a lot of business from us and we like to tap him for info. It must get frustrating at times so I would only approach him when you know what you want and you're ready to buy it.(From him :D)

colour coded sills as well

Oi ! Everyone is just jealous!